Type of Credit: Elective
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Latin America is an emerging region, host of vibrant cultures and rich natural resources. Since its integration into the World Economy during the early modern globalization, after the 16th century, its relations with other regions have been marked by the intermediation of external powers. The arrival of Western colonialism to Asia also facilitated the cultural and material exchanges between these two regions. Nonetheless, it has been until the end of World War II that a new wave of globalization made possible a direct interaction between the countries in these regions separated by the Pacific Ocean.
This course is designed to introduce the study of relations between Latin America and the countries in the Asia Pacific. From the first historical encounters in the 16th century to the multi-dimensional contemporary interactions, the students will be able to discuss and understand the usually ignored elements connecting these regions, and the possibilities for their future relations.
Special emphasis will be placed on the political economy of both regions, to identify the patterns of bilateral trade and investments during the past three decades. Similarly, the second section of the course will present relations between specific countries and sub-regions from East Asia and Latin America. In order to better appreciate the increasing importance of the study of Latin American affairs for people in Asia, this course also includes cases of other major powers that are geographically close to East Asia. Constant interactions between the instructor and students are encouraged, as well as oral presentations of selected topics, as a way for students to develop skills required in their future professional fields.
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This course will allow students to identify the main processes behind regional development in Asia and Latin America, in order to have a better foundation in the study of international relations between both regions. The historical analysis will present the different economic and cultural exchanges, explaining how silver from Spanish America became the most used currency in East Asia, or the way Chinese and Japanese migrant communities influenced local cultures in places like Peru and Brazil. Students will also become familiar with the contemporary trends marking the relations between specific countries in Asia and the whole of Latin America and Caribbean region.
| 教學週次Course Week | 彈性補充教學週次Flexible Supplemental Instruction Week | 彈性補充教學類別Flexible Supplemental Instruction Type |
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Week 1 (2/20). Course introduction and Latin America as a region
Thomas E. Skidmore, Peter H. Smith and James N. Green. 2019. “Why Latin America?” in Modern Latin America (8th Edition). New York: Oxford University Press - (Chapter 1, pp.3-15).
Week 2 (2/27). Latin America and East Asia Historical Relations
Luke Clossey. 2006. “Merchants, migrants, missionaries, and globalization in the early-modern Pacific,” Journal of Global History, 1:1, 41-58.
*Katherine Bjork. 1998. “The link that kept the Philippines Spanish: Mexican merchant interests and the Manila trade, 1571-1815,” Journal of World History, 9:1, 25-50.
*Christian G. De Vito. 2015. “Towards the Global Spanish Pacific,” International Review of Social History, 60:3, 449-462.
*Richard Von Glahn. 2007. “Foreign Silver Coins in the Market Culture of Nineteenth Century China,” International Journal of Asian Studies, 4:1, 51-78.
Week 3 (3/5). Chinese Migration to Latin America
Erika Lee. 2007. “The "Yellow Peril" and Asian Exclusion in the Americas,” Pacific Historical Review, 76:4, 537-562.
*Julia María Schiavone Camacho, 2009. “Crossing Boundaries, Claiming a Homeland: The Mexican Chinese Transpacific Journey to Becoming Mexican, 1930s-1960s,” Pacific Historical Review, 78:4, 545-577.
*Albert Manke. 2018. “The impact of the 1949 Chinese Revolution on a Latin American Chinese community: shifting power relations in Havana’s Chinatown,” Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional, 61:2, 1-15.
*Steffen Rimner. 2016. “Chinese abolitionism: The Chinese Educational Mission in Connecticut, Cuba, and Peru,” Journal of Global History, 11:3, 344-364.
Week 4 (3/12). Japanese Migration to Latin America
Michael O. Sharpe. 2011. “What Does Blood Membership Mean in Political Terms? The Political Incorporation of Latin American Nikkeijin (Japanese Descendants) (LAN) in Japan 1990-2004,” Japanese Journal of Political Science,12:1, 113-142.
*Nobuko Adachi. 2014. “Japanese Brazilians: A Positive Ethnic Minority in a Racial Democracy,” Studies on Asia, 4:2, 35-77.
*Michelle J. Moran-Taylor. 2005. “The Japanese in Latin America/Searching for Home Abroad: Japanese Brazilians and Transnationalism,” Latin American Politics and Society, 47:4, 184-189.
* Simone Toji. 2023. “Conviviality-in-Action: Of Silence and Memory in the Cultural Performance of Generations of Japanese Migrants in a Riverine Town in Brazil,” The Maria Sibylla Merian Centre Conviviality-Inequality in Latin America, https://doi.org/10.46877/toji.2023.55
Week 5 (3/19). Comparative Economic Development in East Asia and Latin America
Konstantinos Kiris and John Mylonakis. 2023. “East Asia and Latin America on the Crossroads of Development: The key factors that attributed to different developmental outcomes,” International Journal of Development and Economic Sustainability, 11:3, 55-69.
*John Minns. 2006. “Newly Industrialising Countries and the State” in The Politics of Developmentalism: The Midas States of Mexico, South Korea and Taiwan. London: Palgrave Macmillan - (Chapter 1).
*Ben Ross Schneider. 1999. “The Desarrollista State in Brazil and Mexico,” in Meredith Woo-Cumings (ed.), The Developmental State, pp. 276-305. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
*Stephan Haggard. 1990. Pathways from the Periphery: The Politics of Growth in Newly Industrializing Countries. Ithaca: Cornell University Press – (Part II, ch. 3-7).
Week 6 (3/26). Latin American Regionalism and Integration
Andrea C. Bianculli. 2022. “Regionalism and regional organisations: exploring the dynamics of institutional formation and change in Latin America,” Journal of International Relations and Development, 25:2, 556-581.
*Adolfo Acebras and Alejo Czerwonko. 2015. “The TPP: widening Latin America's economic divide,” Financial Times, Nov. 2.
*Thomas H. Klier and James M. Rubenstein. 2017. “Mexico’s growing role in the auto industry under NAFTA: Who makes what and what goes where” Economic Perspectives, 6/2017, 1-29.
*Camilo Pérez-Restrepo and Adriana Roldan-Pérez. 2014/2015. “Is the Pacific Alliance a Potential Pathway to the FTAAP?” Philippine Journal of Development, 41/42:1/2, 1-20.
Week 7 (4/2). Latin America Trade Liberalization and its Links with East Asia
Ganeshan Wignaraja, et al. 2013. “Assessing Liberalization and Deep Integration in FTAs: A Study of Asia-Latin American FTAs,” Journal of East Asian Economic Integration, 17:4, 385-415.
*Carol Wise. 2016. “Playing Both Sides of the Pacific: Latin America's Free Trade Agreements with China,” Pacific Affairs, 89:1, 75-101.
*Maurice Schiff and Yanling Wang. 2023. “North–South Trade-Related Technology Diffusion and the East Asia–Latin America Productivity Gap,” World Trade Review, 22:3-4, 348-358.
*Shujiro Urata. 2018. “The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Origin, Evolution, Special Features and Economic Implications,” Journal of Southeast Asian Economies, 35:1, 22-38.
Week 8 (4/9). Special activity (online asynchronous session)
Week 9 (4/16). Japan and Latin America Relations
Barbara Stallings and Kotaro Horisaka. 2021. “Renewed Japanese Involvement in Latin America,” in Gardini (ed.), External Powers in Latin America – Chapter 5, pp.75-90.
*Mikio Kuyawama. 2019. “Reappraisal of Japan-LAC Trade and Investment Relations Amid China’s Ascendance,” Discussion Paper 2019-18, RIEB-Kobe University, https://www.rieb.kobe-u.ac.jp/academic/ra/dp/English/DP2019-18.pdf
*Mireya Solís and Saori N. Katada. 2007. “The Japan-Mexico FTA: A Cross-Regional Step in the Path towards Asian Regionalism,” Pacific Affairs, 80:2, 279-301.
* Rubén Berríos. 2005. “Peru and Japan: An Uneasy Relationship,” Canadian Journal of Latin American & Caribbean Studies, 30:59, 93-129.
Week 10 (4/23). China and Latin America Relations - I
Carol Wise. 2021. “China in Latin America: Winning Hearts and Minds Pragmatically,” in Gardini (ed.), External Powers in Latin America – Chapter 3, pp. 44-58.
*Chung-Chian Teng. 2017. “The Pattern of China’s Financial Initiative in Latin America: A Comparative Study,” Issues and Studies, 53:1, 1-26.
*Fabricio A. Fonseca. 2023. “US-China Decoupling and Its Multiple Impacts on Latin America,” Prospect and Exploration, 21:2, 72-94.
*Miguel Carreras. 2017. “Public Attitudes toward an Emerging China in Latin America,” Issues and Studies, 53:1, 1-28.
*Cynthia Watson. 2013. “China's Use of the Military Instrument in Latin America: Not Yet the Biggest Stick,” Journal of International Affairs, 66:2, 101-117.
Week 11 (4/30). China and Latin America Relations - II
Rhys Jenkins. “China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Latin America: What has Changed?” Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, 51:1, 13-39.
*José A.G. Albuquerque and Luís A.F. Lima. 2016. “Chinese Investment in Brazil: Can It Match the Relevance of Bilateral Trade?” Asian Perspectives, 40:4, 579-601.
*Steen Fryba Christensen. 2016. “China's Impact on Latin American Development: A Comparative Study of Bolivia and Venezuela,” Journal of China and International Relations, Special Issue, 73-103.
*Enrique Dussel Peters. 2016. “Chinese Investment in Mexico: The Contemporary Context and Challenges,” Asian Perspectives, 40:4, 627652.
*Jorge A. Heine. 2016. “The Chile-China Paradox: Burgeoning Trade, Little Investment,” Asian Perspectives, 40:4, 653-673.
Week 12 (5/7). Taiwan and Latin America Relations
Chung-Chian Teng. 2021. “Taiwan and Its Latin American Allies: An Uphill Diplomatic Campaign,” in Gardini (ed.), External Powers in Latin America – Chapter 12, pp. 186-202.
*He Li and Antonio C. Hsiang (editors). 2021. Taiwan’s Relations with Latin America: A Strategic Rivalry between the United States, China, and Taiwan. Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books.
*Fabricio A. Fonseca. 2018. “Looking for a Platform in North America: Taiwan, Mexico and Cross-strait Relations,” UNISCI Journal, 46: 107-138.
*Lorenzo Maggiorelli. 2019. “Taiwan’s Development Aid to Latin America and the Caribbean and the One China Policy,” Razón Crítica, 7: 177-208.
*R. Evan Ellis. 2023. “The Strategic Role of Latin America in a Global Conflict Over Taiwan,” Seguridad y Poder Terrestre, 2:1, 113-131.
Week 13 (5/14). Korea and Latin America Relations
Juan Felipe López Aymes and Jae Sung Kwak. 2021. “Patron or partner? Asymmetry and complementarity in economic relations between South Korea and Latin America,” in Gardini (ed.), External Powers in Latin America – Chapter 11, pp. 167-185.
*K.C. Fung et al. 2016. “Mexico, Brazil and Chile: potential links with China and South Korea,” Journal of Chinese Economic and Foreign Trade Studies, 9:3, 190-212.
*Katherine Gordy and Jee Sun E. Lee. 2009. “Rogue Specters: Cuba and North Korea at the Limits of US Hegemony,” Alternatives 34: 229-248.
*Won-Ho Kim. 2018. “Latin America within Korea’s Trade and Integration Strategy,” in Sebastián Herreros, Keiji Inoue and Nanno Mulder (editors), Innovation and SME internationalization in Korea and Latin America and the Caribbean, pp. 19-34. ECLAC: Santiago de Chile.
Week 14 (5/21). University Anniversary Holiday (no class)
Week 15 (5/28). Southeast Asia and Latin America Relations
Jörn Dosch. 2021. “Latin America and ASEAN: More than a Marginal Relationship?” in Gardini (ed.), External Powers in Latin America – Chapter 14, 219-234.
*Evelyn Devadason et al. 2018. “Defining potentials and barriers to trade in the Malaysia–Chile partnership,” International Journal of Emerging Markets, 13:1, 758-779.
*Sulthon Sabaruddin Sjahril. 2017. “62 Years of Indonesia-Mexico Diplomatic Relations: Some Reflections and Ways Forward,” Revista de Relaciones Internacionales, Estrategia y Seguridad, 12:2, 287-323.
*Sulthon Sabaruddin Sjahril. 2021. “Strengthening Indonesia-Latin America Economic Relations: A Partnership for a Better Future,” in Gardini (ed.), External Powers in Latin America – Chapter 13, pp. 2013-2018.
Week 16 (6/4). Relations of India and Australia with Latin America
Jorge Heine and Hari Seshasayee. 2021. “From Tagore to IT: India’s changing presence in Latin America,” in Gardini (ed.), External Powers in Latin America – Chapter 7, pp.106-122.
Sean Burges. 2021. “Distant Neighbours: Australia-Latin America Relations,” in Gardini (ed.), External Powers in Latin America – Chapter 16, pp.249-262.
*Malcolm Abbot and Alexis Esposto. 2014. “Complexity in Trade Relations: Australia and Latin America,” Journal of International Agricultural Trade and Development, 10:2, 183-201.
*Jorge I. Domínguez. 2023. “India-Latin America Relations, 2000-22: Their Encounter and Shared Gains,” Diplomacy & Statecraft, 34:4, 777-799.
*Lomarsh Roopnarine. 2003. “Indo-Caribbean Migration: From Periphery to Core,” Caribbean Quarterly, 49:3, 30-60.
*Adriana Nunez‐Picado, Kristen Martinus and Thomas Sigler. 2022. “Globalisation strategies and roles among Australian junior mining firms in Latin America,” Geographical Research, 60:1, 179-195.
Week 17 (6/11). Course wrap-up. Final Presentations I.
Week 18 (6/18). Final Presentations II (only if necessary).
The students are required to read the selected materials for each topic before class. Discussion will be encouraged by the instructor, and students should also select one of the topics and prepare a presentation. The presentation will take place during class, with a 30-45 minutes’ length. For the second half of the semester, students will choose a specific topic on relations between East Asia and Latin America, and prepare a final essay, using the recommended complementary bibliography, together with materials and data found in the library, databases and specialized websites. A short presentation of their final essays to the rest of the classroom will take place during week 16. The length of this presentation will depend on the final number of students enrolled in the course.
* Cell phones shall be turned off or put on silent mode during class. Laptops or tablets are not permitted, except with prior permission from the instructor.
*Make-up presentations will not be granted except in case of emergency and in all cases require a note from your doctor.
* The instructor does not accept late assignments.
* This class has a zero-tolerance policy against plagiarism. All assignments are required to be in conformity with NCCU regulations.
Gian Luca Gardini (editor). 2021. External Powers in Latin America: Geopolitics between Neo-extractivism and South-South Cooperation. New York: Routledge.
The rest of materials indicated above are easily accessible online.
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